Joseph Cross, Ph.D.

Joseph Cross, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences

Office: A333
Lab: J101
Phone: 304-647-6361

Research Interests

Dr. Joseph Cross is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics. His research focuses on DNA metabarcoding and the intersection of AI and medical education. Dr. Cross has collaborated on international biodiversity projects, as well as a number of projects exploring AI in medical education.

Recent Publications & Web sites

• Cross J, Kayalackakom T, Robinson R, Vaughans A, Sebastian R, Hood R, Lewis C, Devaraju S, Honnavar P, Naik S, Joseph J, Anand N, Mohammed A, Johnson A, Cohen E, Adeniji T, Nnenna Nnaji A, George J - Assessing ChatGPT’s Capability as a New Age Standardized Patient: Qualitative Study, JMIR Med Educ 2025;11:e63353, DOI: 10.2196/63353
• Robinson, R., Bose, U., & Cross, J. (2024). Beyond sight: Transforming visual content into accessible learning content for the blind. In Edulearn24, Palma, Spain, 1-3 July, 2024
• Cross J, Honnavar P, Quidet XLT, Butler T, Shivaprasad A, Christian L. Assessing Freshwater Microbiomes from Different Storage Sources in the Caribbean Using DNA Metabarcoding. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(12):2945.  Students Use DNA Barcoding to Explore Antigua's Biodiversity